How neutral can Switzerland remain?
13 Nov EU Institutions

How neutral can Switzerland remain?

Once a source of strength, neutrality is now dividing the Swiss — between those seeking deeper ties with the EU and those determined to lock neutrality into the constitution.
by Gabriele Rosana
How Orbán holds EU enlargement hostage
12 Nov Member States
How Orbán holds EU enlargement hostage
Op-ed: Why the Green Deal should be seen as a growth plan
14 Nov Energy & Environment
Op-ed: Why the Green Deal should be seen as a growth plan
How Ukraine is losing the Donbas
07 Nov Foreign & Security Policy
How Ukraine is losing the Donbas
02 Nov 18
US withdrawal from “rules-based global order” will boost EU’s influence, says diplomat
Former American ambassador to the EU Anthony Gardner says that the United States “withdrawing” from the rules-based global order will make EU leadership “increasingly important.”
31 Oct 18
Full steam ahead on mobility
The third mobility package presents an unmissable window of opportunity for Europe, says Stefan Back.
30 Oct 18
Spitzenkandidaten urged to make journalist protection a priority
Candidates for the post of European Commission President should commit to protecting journalists after a spate of high-profile journalist murders that attempted to gag press freedom.
29 Oct 18
The Maastricht Treaty 25 years on
The 25th anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty will fall on 1 November. Roger Casale looks at the Treaty’s legacy.
29 Oct 18
Crunch time approaches for EU driverless car decision
Time is running out for the European Union to decide on the type of standard it should use for the future deployment of driverless cars.
26 Oct 18
European elections: Candidates must put people and environment centre stage
A thriving future for Europe is not possible on a depleted planet, argues Ester Asin.
25 Oct 18
Fighting fear with logic
The EU needs a structured approach to dealing with the challenge of mass migration, argues Miriam Dalli.
25 Oct 18
COP24: The EU’s moment of truth
Action to tackle climate change is now an imperative rather than an objective, argues Jo Leinen.
25 Oct 18
Bas Eickhout: Man on eMission
Ahead of the COP24 UN climate change conference in Poland, Dutch MEP Bas Eickhout says EU renewable policy is falling short, but what worries him more is the EU’s policy on fossil fuels.
25 Oct 18
Apple’s Tim Cook calls for curb on personal data dissemination
Apple boss Tim Cook has delivered a strongly-worded speech defending user privacy rights.
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24 Oct 18
The unshakeable strengths of the UK
Each day brings another twist and turn in the Brexit saga and there is still more to come, writes Dmitry Leus.
24 Oct 18
EU urged to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia in wake of Khashoggi murder
The European Union is under increasing pressure to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia after the brutal murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
23 Oct 18
Erdogan calls Khashoggi pre-meditated murder “gruesome” but releases no evidence
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s speech delivering the so-called “naked truth” about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi proved something of a damp squib.
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23 Oct 18
Europe must continue to invest in the bioplastic revolution
It is imperative to seize the momentum of recent policy developments at both European and international level, argues Philippe Mengal.
23 Oct 18
Keeping our seas plastic-free
Fish or plastic, that’s the key question surrounding a new awareness-raising initiative, explains Maria Spyraki.
22 Oct 18
EU needs to take a stand on improving black and ethnic minority representation
With the number of black and ethnic minority MEPs likely to fall post-Brexit, the fight against Islamophobia will become more important than ever, warns Sajjad Karim.
22 Oct 18
EU Parliament week ahead: Khashoggi murder, single-use plastics top agenda
The European Parliament is gearing up for a busy week in Plenary, with the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi under the spotlight and a vote on banning single-use plastics a legislative highlight.
22 Oct 18
Swedish Greens deputy Linnéa Engström calls for EU arms embargo against Saudi Arabia
MEPs add to growing condemnation of Saudi regime over Jamal Khashoggi death
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19 Oct 18
Embracing Merchant Transmission Investment
Regulatory policy for efficient electricity markets should establish merchant transmission investments as the ‘default’ option, argues Professor William W. Hogan.
19 Oct 18
No Brexit without backstop, says EU Parliament President
Antonio Tajani says that without a backstop agreement, the European Parliament cannot allow the UK’s divorce from the EU to go ahead.
19 Oct 18
Bill Gates donates €54m to EU’s African health services programme
Bill Gates has joined forces with the European Union in a €100m clean energy investment fund.
19 Oct 18
Issue 483 | 22 October 2018
Bas Eickhout interview, Climate Change & COP24, Migration and Asylum, Eastern Ukraine, Digitalisation & Work, Marine Litter, ePrivacy, Third Mobility Package, Digital Innovation, Regional Cooperation, and more...
17 Oct 18
The EPP Spitzenkandidaten candidates
Dods has prepared short biographies of the candidates who have put their name forward to be the EPP Spitzenkandidat. The EPP is now expected to elect its Spitzenkandidat for the next European elections at the EPP Congress in Helsinki, Finland on 7-8 November 2018.
17 Oct 18
Next recession to usher in wave of artificial intelligence
Major corporations are gearing up for a surge in robotics-based technology over the next decade and Europe needs to do the same.